NASA Image Reveals 'Treacherous Conditions' Over Oklahoma
A new satellite image released by the NASA Earth Observatory has captured the dramatic plumes of smoke coming from the wildfires in Oklahoma that have devastated the state since Friday. Over 130 ...
State of emergency issued as fires sweep through New York's Long Island
Governor Hochul said emergency workers were responding to the fires around the Pine Barrens, a wooded area that is home to ...
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Australia fires’ smoke expected to circle the world, NASA satellites confirm
According to Nasa, fire-generated storms called pyrocumulonimbus injected large amounts of smoke into the stratosphere more than 16km above the earth. Ash, smoke and burning material were lifted ...
Men's Journal5 年
Wildfires Are Ravaging the Amazon—and NASA Can See the Smoke From Space
Satellite images from NASA show that the smoke can be seen from space. The Brazilian rainforests play a key role in slowing climate change, as they absorb the carbon dioxide in our atmosphere—on ...
Japan’s Biggest Wildfire in Decades Rages On as Thousands Flee
A massive wildfire erupted near Ofunato, Japan, consuming thousands of hectares of forest in what has become the country’s largest blaze in over 30 years. Dry conditions, record-low February rainfall, ...